Nepal 2004-B in mountain walking 4

b-4

On the second day, expected leg acid, but spirit is much better.

Push open the door, the face is Dhaulagili several mountain and slightly north of Tukuche peak, some of the early morning sky is very clear. The close proximity of the snow ate breakfast, less than eight, we set off again.

An hour later, we crossed the last paragraph of the broad Valley, planned to last night's accommodation, heishui village kalopani.

Kalopani, lete are jostling village, ACAP checkpoints is located in the Centre of lete. Small checkpoints are very busy, constantly hikers are here to stay, to turn their climbing permit. Ten years of big tours, hire nearly equivalent to the number of porters, with a full range of wilderness camp equipment; two or three small groups, followed by a tour guide, like ours; there are also walking alone, without a guide without porters, back a gigantic backpack shoulder, leaning on a alpenstock so arduous. Whatever understanding do not know, do as the Romans do habits become natural to say namaste greeting, see everyone enjoyed this every walk of life, although many people all up and down, or package, are dirty. A register at checkpoints, we went through several pages, the most recent ten days inside, see only one person, two Japan Korea, plus we, no other Asians. Most people, France, Germany, Ireland, as well as from other European countries, with all the various different European dialect and accent. We also note that there is almost never come across United States persons, also rarely Australia, don't know why. I do not think at the airport by the encounter of a group of Taiwan people, they should also appears in the other side of the annapurna, away from the big link starting point is not far away. Ten days later, they will be able to register on our three Chinese name.

A too lete, flat broad Valley suddenly is deep and narrow, has become a veritable Canyon.

The road often has a long rope bridges, we'll take to the river's side, and back to the other side of the River. Gradually into the depths of the Canyon, the snow has finally been in sight. Straining to see, dark green lush pine forest replaces low dark small bushes. Several villages along the way are not too small to go from village to village tail to 20 to 30 minutes. The village is usually located in the surrounding mountains, Plains, the flat fields of crops, green piece of, if not the sky snow loomed, completely fail to see is at an altitude of 8 km of snow feet.

Starting from jomsom, ass team is our journey on the most common partners.

Although now jomsom, mustang has aircraft navigation, but a way of ass team or an endless stream. As early as in the pioneer into hiking routes in a long, long time ago, here is the hinterland from Nepal and Tibet plateau, between the famous trade routes, still enduring. Along the way that several large village, are due to the sale and prosperity. Ass team usually 10 to 20 some ass, each neck following hangs Jingle Bell, well just tell them to come to the passers-by, stands aside. Led several, heads also with red and white pinions, air. Ass team mostly with us in the opposite direction, from the Mountain transports the things on the mustang in the vicinity of the Lonely Mountain region; a few are with us in the same direction. Follow the donkey team behind may be not so good, go slow, net eat dust. We often want to exceed them, always unsuccessful. Don't watch the donkey walked slow, but they can take what road, steep and difficult are not afraid, and basically does not rest, maintain uniform. So in the end, we stop at a roadside breath, they shook bells, farther.

Canicula is usually go in front of us, so also was the first to stop and rest.

Watched ass team away, not canicula sat there shaking his head, busy and told us that he encountered on the Austria last night. "Just in time for ass team. I want to catch up with him, step by step, followed his rhythm; but he does go downhill, he, he is a bounded up and down. I followed hard on him, but he couldn't keep up, he immediately ran to the donkey's team went ahead! "canicula stopped for a long time, infinite feeling to add that" truth is the only Austria Antelope Ah, I was so worship him! "

But Austria Antelope long spiritedaway of, we can still have a long way to catch up.

This day is all the way down the road is steep, but particularly long, are all along the kali gandaki River walk. Opened the map, ram fingers crossed above, we want to go to hot springs village tatopani from here also far too? Hot Springs, of course, Spa, or a special kind of hot, from tiredness. Listening to this, we decided, then how could it be tonight to the hot springs in go to soak. Speaking these words, is the afternoon.

Today, the worst is leo, the last paragraph to tatopani, we can barely support, leo was on its last legs.

Canicula go on top, always loud talk to each side of the adults and children singing folk songs as a sound namaste, I followed, namaste voice small only you hear, but leo fall on the last but not least, there is no sound no, only mechanical lift leg walk this repeated movements. This time, carrying a large bag of ram came to me talk days, say two years ago, jomsom yet aircraft, he backs down from there. More than 10 kg of apples, from his first day to jomsom tatopani, second day, go to the mountain road in the town. I looked at him, not the strength to really know what to say to him.

Day almost black, and we finally got shaky, has six tatopani.

I saw quite a bit, and today we actually walked ten hoursAlso many. Want to know that in ordinary circumstances, hikers daily average route only five hours. I'm shocked, afraid to tell the results have been down on the Chair's leo.

Go for so long, are aimed at the hot springs hot springs village.

Although it was getting dark, and we still feel hot. Hot springs in the River, two squares of cement pond, water pipes hot note came in. A pool or sit or lie down, already full of foreigners, a few cans of beer on the edge of the pool. It was barely recognizable, leo and I went to a 3-sided Board of compartment changing, then the first four to a rolling across the River, the River pitch-black of pine forest. The overhead is increasingly dark sky.

A few of the pool water is very hot, locals sit at the pool, along the feet has jumped into the canicula, Lucy heads only.

He began to make up the Japanese dream to: soak Spa, looked at the Mount Fuji, and drink a cold beer, with a pretty girl ... Please wake up, this is at the foot of the Himalayas.

Water is too hot, I finally stay still, fled to another pool, although not like there are too many people.

Everyone is prepared or are already walking ten days and a half months, and without adequate preparation of spas, but couldn't resist the temptation, all came to bubble up, where you can imagine. The good news is that all who drops gradually poured, black sky and shoulder pool also gave little cover. A man came in and sat down next to me, like standard Chinese say "good evening," and start talking. Claiming to be from Israel, about is the register to see I am Chinese, talk about his travels in China for three months, what Beijing Xian is needless to say, and even Guangxi Beihai, Guizhou kaili, what strange places to go, it seems that this is the phrase "good evening" origin. I'm not from the portico, than I've ever been to place much too much, it is an example of a donkey. Unfortunately it's too dark, it did not see the monkey of what looks like Israel brother.

The chat has been completed, the pool will be almost the same.

We then head to the three panels of local dressed, and shallow kicked kicked deep walked back to the Inn, leo almost fainted. However, about the spa's sake that night my spirit was particularly good, nor even a leg. Leo's back to the room early, of course, also have no appetite for dinner, and I left canicula, near ram and a man also Inn, let's talk about gossip.

Somehow from the immediate annapurna trekking said to Everest.

Ram said to naturally be thoughtful in English. Lukla airstrip is aircraft at the end of the starting point for hiking; namche is a very big market; the kala pattar 5545 metres, you can see snow around the 360-degree, Everest, lhotse, cho oyu ... ... He resembles a road of the village, the people, the Everest base camp, there are temples, hear my eyes beaming, nodded, infinite longing. With ram much talked into a canicula, poor, could not understand what we say is, I did not let him go back, simply keep the jiudianduo finish at enough friends. We go to another table, a group of foreigners with local people, playing a local Poker, hit the candle, spirits high.

That night, I put the candle stick at bedside, enjoyed watching a travel book on the part of the foot, the from here to the foot of Mount Everest, annapurna sherpa people's hometown sulu-khumbu, then to the North of langtang, helambu and Lake gosainkund, vivid, always see the candles burn.

Although walking difficult, I have slowly come to like this every walk of life.